Anyone done it ??? whats it like ??
I know its more trail than fell.
30 of us are doing it from my club,followed by picnic and game of cricket if dry,or afternoon in the pub if wet ! :D
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Anyone done it ??? whats it like ??
I know its more trail than fell.
30 of us are doing it from my club,followed by picnic and game of cricket if dry,or afternoon in the pub if wet ! :D
First time at this event for me too so can't comment from experience. However, I've been led to believe that most of the climbing is done in the first mile or so and then there is a bit more climbing at about 2/3 race distance.
Heard good reports about this event so I'm looking forward to it.
Aye done it twice. Yes start off by going up a hill. Then flatish over a sort of trail for a while then there's a hill about 4 miles later and then it just goes up and down a bit . Beautiful scenery. Cakes at the Cafe in the castle (free entry to cafe) are good but service can be slow. Also parking can be tight so early arrival is advised. I'll be the slow boy towards the back watching everyone kill themselves on the first climb, then i begin my overtaking. well hopefully! Anyway say hello , i'm number 45.
Check Beginners: First Fell Race. Hope I didn't discourage anybody thinking of this as a first fell race as it would be an excellent choice.
I reckon i saw your crew leeds Rhino , were u in a van near the control tent?
Really enjoyed the race today. Went through a bit of a bad patch between 10 and 12k but other then that a great day out.
Aye up Alf, We were the lot on the coach which was causing parking chaos for a while !
Enjoyed the race,harder than I thought it was gonna be with that hill at the start.
25 of us had a picnic on the village green and then we went down to Masham for beer :D and then a curry when we arrived back in Leeds
TOP DAY OUT !!!:)
Results are up,
http://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/com...431&ClubID=254
You have to turn your screen on it's side to read the pdf.... :confused:
If I'd been a bit fitter I'd probably have enjoyed that one!
Sound , Leeds Rhino , glad you enjoyed it. Seemed a bit rockier than i remember. Bloody lovely weather thou.
I remember the days when the james Herriot was a half marathon on the road, starting & finishing at Hawes. Bloody hard it was too.
I remember it too Anorak, did it about 4 times back in my road running days.
That hill near Semerwater was an absolute swine :mad:
Always enjoy a day out in Hawes though
My brother always tells me about it , usually accompanied by the words 'sodding hard' lol. Didnt you finish near the creamery?
It started and finished in the yard of the creamery if I remember rightly
Phew what a scorcher!
Anybody else do this? I was five minutes slower than the last time I did it.. Bloke in the cattle trough was very amusing and another chap couldn't stand up for about an hour after the race finished.
I found a fantastic jacuzzi hole on the lip of one of the lower falls down at Aysgarth and had a very pleasant dunk (DUNK!) in it. A lot cleaner than the cattle trough!
I had a crack at this - it was absolutley baking, with no shade whatsoever and no hills steep enough to walk up. Though it was OK as a fast training run, especially if run in cooler conditions, but it was a bit dull. Nice castle though. Have you seen any photos - there were a couple of photographers on the course and I'd like to relive the pain!Quote:
Originally Posted by Guick Dotto
Dull? Didn't you notice Wensleydale then?
Love the Dales - spent most of the car journey there and back espousing the virtues of limestone walls, soft rolling hills, gentle streams, village fetes, country pubs etc. Born and bred and still live in Yorkshire.Quote:
Originally Posted by Guick Dotto
No, the comment was about the race: dull in terms of no hands-on-knees climbs, mad descents, tussocks, bogs, rocks, route choice etc.
Obviouly i'm not an experieced fell runner and i did walk some of the first hills but what a great race. I usually wilt in the heat but didn't do to bad. The scenery were fantastic. Did worry about the guy who colaspsed at the end but he looked as if he was picking up. Loved it.
"Ran" every step even though people were passing me walking up the first hill. The second hill (I fantasised about climbing an enormous sand dune in the Marathon des Sables. Think I was delirious at that point!) wasn't that high and it gave me a fillip to have run it.
Agree about the absence of hairraising elements, but I think you do this race as much for the picnic as anything else. A lovely day out.
It was a lovely day in an area I didn't know at all but the heat really got to me and I almost conked out at the 7 mile mark. I was almost 15 min slower than I expected:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Guick Dotto
Try this: http://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/gal...270&ClubID=254Quote:
Originally Posted by crowhill
No medal or t shirt or banana! but I really appreciate the trouble the photographer's gone to with the photos.
By the way I don't want a medal. And I certainly don't deserve one:o
Thanks for that. It was a really well organised race and nice touch by the photographer to name all the finishers. Feel bad for saying the course was "dull" now - the scenery was lovely, but I just found that hard stoney path a bit relentless, esp in the heat...Quote:
Originally Posted by Guick Dotto
Any forumites doing this race on Sunday?
Once again, it's our club trip - bringing some fell newbies with us! :) oh, and Leeds Rhino as well!
Anyone doing it ? there will be a contingent from Abbey Runners in Leeds. Picnic-ing afterwards on the green by the castle and then serious drinking in Ripon. No doubt the coach driver will have numerous requests for ' comfort breaks ' on the way home.Sir Edmund Slackbladderaka Dave
We're taking a coach party from Kippax. Hope to be running it. I seem to have been trying to shake off a groin/thigh injury for ages. Our serious drinking will take place in Leyburn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeds Rhino
Hope you know that it's the 1940s day in Leyburn again this weekend -http://www.leyburn1940sweekend.co.uk/Quote:
Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever
We're going to Ripon on the way back instead because of this.
Personally I think our serious drinking should take place in Leyburn or Masham , we will see !Quote:
Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever
I didnt know about the 1940's day. I was born then you know. no,not reallyQuote:
Originally Posted by Leeds Rhino
There was more to do in Ripon than in Masham for us non-drinkers. Plus it's only an hour back to Leeds from there, necessitating less "can we stop for a wee" requests on the way homeQuote:
Originally Posted by Leeds Rhino
Non - drinkers in a running club !!! surely not ?Quote:
Originally Posted by fozzy
Yes, I found out last weekend. It might work out quite well as it should give the non-drinkers in our party something to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by fozzy
Really enjoyed this yesterday, despite my slowness compared to previous years. Glorious Wensleydale countryside especially when the sun came out.
Going to Leyburn afterwards proved to be a good choice, the 1940's event was actually very good. There were lots of locals in 1940's garb, old cars, fighter plane replicas and even some singers in the pubs.
Congratulations to Fozzy and LR on Abbey's team success. Hope you had some good celebrations in Ripon.
Yes we had a few beers in ' The One Eyed Rat' in Ripon and then several of us had quite a few more beers upon arrival at club HQ back in Leeds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever
Ditto, a hardcore group of us had a few more back in Garforth :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Leeds Rhino